Country Italy

1.

Prepared by the pupil
of the 7th form
Solntseva Kira

2.

The official name of the country is Italy.
It is situated in the Europe. It is
washed Medetterania sea.

3.

For the first time the Italian tricolor
appeared on January 7, 1797 in Aemilia
as a flag of the republic proclaimed
Giuseppe Kompanyoni. During Napoleon's
board the flag also was used as a symbol
of the French revolution.
After the Vienna Congress and
Restoration the tricolor remained a
symbol of freedom and was used in
revolutionary movements of 1831 and
1848.
In the 12th article of the Constitution of
Italy it is said that "the flag of Italy — is a
tricolor, green, white and red in the form
of three equal vertical strips".

4.

The official emblem of the Republic of
Italy was published by the President of
Italy of Enrico de Nikola on May 5, 1948.
The sketch of an emblem was made by
artist Paolo Pasketto.
The emblem contains a white fivepointed star with the red edges, imposed
on a cogwheel with five spokes, standing
between an olive branch at the left and
oak on the right. Green branches are
connected together by a red tape with an
inscription the "Republic of Italy" (ital.
REPUBBLICA ITALIANA) capital white
letters

5.

The state capital — Rome. The country is
divided into 20 areas. The population of
Italy makes about fifty seven million
people. The area is about three thousand
square kilometers.

6.

Official languages of Italy are considered
English and Italian

7.

On January 1 — New year
On January 6 — Epiphany
On March 8 — the International Women's
Day
On April 21 — Day of the basis of Rome
On April 25 — Day of release from fascism
and the German occupation
On May 1 — a work Holiday
On June 2 — Day of declaration of the
Republic Italy
On August 15 — Ferragosto
On November 2 — All Saints' Day, Day of
memory
On December 8 — Virgin Mary's
On December 25 — Christmas
On December 26 — Day of Sacred Stephan

8.

Rome, Milan, Naples, Turin, Palermo,
Genoa, Bologna, Florence, Bari, Catania,
Venice